www./news_4441-bla ... otion.html Another 'new' signing announced!

www./news_4441-bla ... otion.html Another 'new' signing announced!

He's very excited about the future? Wonder how many years he is talking about?

"Promotion".

Must be the least deserved "promotion" in the history of employment.

Can't wait for GF's comments! I expect I could write them down now though!

What Lister meant to say was 'Congratulations' Mr Blanchard

He'll need another holiday to get over this news !!

Considering what a poor team we were on the pitch the office side were not bad in comparison. You can't build crowds with a losing team and there were a number of new sponsors. We had replica shirts and the match day kept its integrity. The real test of the office will come if crowds grow. Paul is an RL man and will add to our small board which is one of our biggest weaknesses. It is a tribute to Paul that we are still in business IMO.

Sometimes someone working for an organisation cannot be eliminated, but isn't actually wanted in his role. Perhaps he's far too eager but incompetent, or is good but has some crazy ideas, or just annoys everyone. Rather than being eliminated normally, he can get "promoted" beyond the point where he gets to do anything damaging or given a role that serves no useful functions. Or he can be given a "vitally important task" that really isn't worth the effort. Alternatively, the role assigned might be significant, but the main advantage of putting the character there is that it would be a long way from anyone else to do any damage.

How dare you reveal my annual staff assessment, you cad

Nothing the club does suprises me.......they obviously have a "master plan" to go with the "massive" marketing campaign from this year

Indeed they have, try reading DH's statement re the agreement with the RFL.

I've read it thanks......I've also seen more false dawns at the club than I can remember.....for example, Paul Blanchards comments on the attitude at the club (back office) needing to change............it hasn't, us needing more fans...we haven't, the appointment of someone he worked with at the Oval.........who added 0 fans in their first year as a marketing manager........
.....so David Hughes saying the RFL will help out, whilst welcome makes me neither confident or excited about 2011 and beyond. The RFL marketed the first WCC warm up game and made a profit.......not sure who marketed the second but it was after the one weapon the club should have used more had relocated to the states...and the gate was well down.....I also remember the RFL paying for an expert to come down once a week to help out in 2008........pretty much everything he suggested was ignored.
This promotion of PB is puzzling to say the least......given we were looking for a CEO and instead employed him as a GM........, still, you carry on thinking it'll be aright........I've watched them stagger from fiasco to farce for nearly 10 years now...nothing changes

He's back

Bula!

Can't help thinking that what we have is more like a raft than a board! Please get a move on and sign a coach or I will get that sinking feeling soon.

Whether you rate it or not, that's the plan. I don't know any details and doubt you do but I don't think that DH is a mug. As you implied, the RFL made a good job of marketing the Manly game. We have to hope that they can do more of the same and sustain it for a whole season. Yeah, that's right "have to hope". Nowt else we can do.

False dawns, we've all seen quite a few. I don't see this as a new dawn at all, much more a rearguard action which just could lead to a dawn.

As for I've never indicated such blind optimism, but you carry on being patronising if it makes you happy.

Really?
would point to blind optimism..........
As for being patronising. I would suggest that any optimism regarding Quins RL is pretty short sighted if not blind. As I have said, the RFL have helped and tried to help before and the club learnt nothing. I would love for the club to get 4k gates next year, 5k in 2012 and onwards after that. I would love for the club to actually do something to make this happen, but 2010 was supposed to be year dot.....are you suggesting we continue to reward failure with promotion and continued employment......look what happened to the banking industry when that business model was used.
Total change at the top is what is needed in my opinion.........CEO, Marketing, Press office...everywhere needs a total revamp....otherwise we will continue to stumble along....IMO that is.

I am overcome by a strong feeling of deja vu. Bye bye.